La Place de l’Étoile
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La Place de l’Étoile is the first novel of the French writer Patrick Modiano
. It was published by Gallimard
in 1968 and won the Prix Roger-Nimier and Fénéon Prize
.
Patrick Modiano
Patrick Modiano is a French novelist born 30 July 1945 in Boulogne-Billancourt of a father of Jewish Italian origins and a Belgian mother, Louisa Colpijn . He is a winner of the Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1972, the Prix Goncourt in 1978 for his novel Rue des boutiques obscures...
. It was published by Gallimard
Éditions Gallimard
Éditions Gallimard is one of the leading French publishers of books. The Guardian has described it as having "the best backlist in the world". In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1418 titles....
in 1968 and won the Prix Roger-Nimier and Fénéon Prize
Fénéon Prize
The Fénéon Prize , established in 1949, is awarded annually to a French-language writer and a visual artist. The prize was established by Fanny Fénéon, the widow of French art critic Félix Fénéon...
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